This Bridge In Connecticut Has A Dark And Evil History That Will Never Be Forgotten

Arrigoni Bridge is known for something other than being named after state legislator Charles J. Arrigoni. Hardly anyone knows that its two distinctive 600 feet steel arches have the longest span length of any bridge in the state or that the bridge was built to replace what was the longest highway drawbridge in the world at he time. The bridge may have won a beautiful award the year it was built but its history is anything but pretty.

Arrigoni Bridge in Middletown has a reputation for being the place where people go to commit suicide.

In recent years, the community has been trying to find ways to deter this, but it continues to happen. Just last year, a 22-year-old man named Tony Moreno threw his son from the bridge before jumping himself.

But when you're driving down the bridge you would never suspect a thing.

It is unclear why the pattern developed, but after recent events and an incident in which police had to convince a man to step back from the edge, it has been suggested that the bridge needs a phone, encouraging those with suicidal thoughts to reach out for help.

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